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Instead of a health tax on sugar, why not remove sugar subsidies? (self.showerthoughts)
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It seems weird that some areas of the US have considered a health tax on sugary drinks and other items containing a lot of sugar, corn syrup, etc. Why not instead remove subsidies on those raw materials instead? Otherwise people's tax dollars are being used twice on the same product

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I understand and support your point, but... Have you considered money as the reason?